Indicating device



M. J. TRACY ET AL.

INDICATING DEVICE Jan. 14, 1930. 1,743,294

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INDICATING DEVICE HBLLD- ///VV////// /////J Patented `lan. 14, 1930limiten STATES MICHAEL J. TRACY', or STL LOUIS COUNTY, Ann .IULIUs Ii.Knvrznnn, or sr. LOUIS,

MISSOURI INDICATING' DEVICE application filed July-1,` 192e. serial-N0.374,998.

This inventionrelates'to indicating devices, and a general Objectis to?provide a series of devices movable to and from set rpositions toindicate which' 03E a4 series of parts are in adjusted positions".VYThus, the present invention is designedandV adapted for'use'to indicatewhich' doors or slides-or other'pa'rts of any equipmentv havef beenoper'ied;

Another objectof the invention is to pro` vide connections forsetting'and operating the indicating' devicesautomatically and'- as anincident to the se'lectionland 'operation of the doors or drawersorother parts of equip'- ment so that the operator vby observing theindicating devices of' the present' invention is kept constantlyinformed which'y of' the doors, drawers orfothe'requipment parts are outof their closed or'normal positions. A

Other objectswill appear fromthe ollowL ing description,takenlin'connectionv with the accompanying drawings in which Fig. l is afront elevation'(if-one'v embodi; ment of the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a cross seo't'ionalview approxi; mately on the line- 2--2OfFig. 3.l

Fig. 3 isv a iront elevation of the mechall nism of the presentinvention, the" Walls of the base beingshown in' sectiong Fig.- l is avertical sectional'viewapproxi'- mately on the line 4 8 ofi Figi?)looking 'in the direction ot the arrowfatft.

Fig. 5 is a verticals'e'ctional view approxi# mately on the line'5-#5 ofFig', 8:1

Fig. 6 is a vertical sectionall'viewjapproxil mately on theline^6"6lofFig; I

Fig. 7 is a'r'ight hand side ele'vationof the mechanism, the case beingshownins'ection.

Fig. S is a vertical'sectional View approximately on the linee-'#8 voiYSflookingin the direction of thearrow" at 8.;

Fig. 9 is a verticalisectional view'appror'il mately' on' the' 'liiie9;-9 of Fig. 3.--

Fig. 10 isV a front elevationofoneoi the selecting devices or'Vcarrieges:tor selecting and setting 'the indicating devices? Fig. 11 isa front elevation" of-'thejre'stbring carriage thaty restores* or resetsi`n` their starting positionstheselecting devices.

The mechanism' cCn'.stit'u't'ingl th'e pre`seiit`inl vention ismountedwithinlacabinet or case comprising a bottom wall 1, two uprightside walls 2, a rear wall 3,3. front wall e', and a top wall 5. Thefront wall 4 has a sight opening 6 provided with a transparent window 7and also has a sight opening 8 provided withA a transparent window 9 anda sight opening 10 provided with atransparent window 11.V Through thesight opening 6 designation'sof the doors lor drawers or other equipmentlthat have been operatedr are displayed. Through the sight opening 8designations of the indicating devices that are in their' starting orinitial positions are' dis`4 played so that it mayl readily be observedwhich of the indicating devices have "or have not been operated. Throughthe sightA oper ing'Y 10 designations of the `indicating devices aredisplayed as a guide for the operator in opening' any designated door ordrawer or moving any other corresponding part.

Upon the bottom wall 1`two blocks 12 and 13 are rigidly secured. Thelower end of a vertical bar 14'v is attached fto the block 12 and thelower end of a vertical har 15 is attached to the bar13. A number ofrotary indicating devices are supported by the bars 14 and 15. In theembodiment shown there are three such indicating devices 16, 17 and 18,though it is apparent that the numher of these indicating devicesmay bevaried as desired and without departure from the prin# ciple of theinvention. VFlach loi: these indi-v cating vdevices is approximately'square or rectangular in cross section and said indicating devices haveon their opposite ends cylin# drical axial extensions 19 and 20jonrnaledv for rotation-in appropriate bearing holes in the bars 14 and15, respectively. VThe axial extension 19'ot'eachy indicating device hasattached thereto threegears or ratchet devices of which the gear orratchetv device 21 is adjacent to the standard 141,the gear'or ratchetdevice 22 is adjacent to the end of the indicatingdevice, and the gear'or ratchet device 23 between the parts 21 and 22. Each of these gearsor ratchet devioeshas four teeth, the teeth of the gears or ratchetdevices 21y and QQ'being in the same plane and parallel with each otherand rprojecting beyond the planes ofthe' flat sides of the respectiveindicating devices 16, 17 and 18; while the four teeth of the gear orratchet device 23 project in the planes of the corners of the indicatingd evices 16, 17 and 18. Y

The axial trunnions 2O of each of the indicating devices has attachedthereto a gear or ratchet device 24 having four teeth projecting `acrossthe planes of the corners of the indicating devices the same as do theteeth of the gear or ratchet device 23.` On each axial trunnion 2Obetween the toothed member 24 and the standard 15 an equilateralfour-sided element 25 is secured (Figs. 6 and 11). The corners of themember 25 are in the same planes as the corners of therespective'indicating devices 16, 17 and 18. A latch plate 26 hastherein vertical slots 27 tlircugh which pass screws 28 into thestandard 15. In this way the latch plate 25 is supported for verticalsliding movements.

Said latch plate has therein holes 29 in which.

the respective members 25 are located.k he

'upper wall of each of the holes 29 has therein a notch 30 designed andadapted to receive and engage with the corners of the members 25 whenany of the corners of said members 25 are extended vertically. Obviouslywhen any of the corners ofthe members 25 are eX- tended vertically oneof the corners of the corresponding indicating` devices 16, 17 and ving`movements between two upright guide bars or rails 32 and has attachedthereto a cord or cable 33 extending overa sheave 34 inthe top of thecase or cabinet and constituting means for raising and lowering thecarriage 31. A

An arm 35 is mounted in a vertical slot 36 in the front of the carriage31. The upper end of thisr arm 35 is supported by a pivot 37. At itslower end the arm 35 hasaforwardly extended shoulder 38 which is in theplane of the toothed ratchet members 22. Laterally from and above theshoulder 38 the arm 35 has a shoulder 39 which `is in the plane of thetoothed ratchet elements A spring 40 mounted in theV is shown disengagedfrom the bar 43 so that the arm 35 is held in its forward position bythe spring 40. An arm 44 depending from the rear end of the latch 41engages against `the bar 43 and limits extent of movement of the arm 35by the spring 40.

A slide 45 is supported in a groove in the bar 14 (Fig. 2), being heldin said groove by a cam bloclr46 (Fig. 8). This slide 45 is capable ofvertical movement and has on its lower end a projection 47 extendinginwardly so as to be engaged by the shoulder 38 in certain operations ofthe device. yThe slide 45 is held in its raised position by a lever 48mounted on a pivot 49 in connection with the outer bar or rail 32. A pin50 projects from the slide 45 through la slot in the upper end of thestandard 14 corresponding to a slot 51 in a bracket 52 which'is attachedto said standard 14. The bracket `52 is attached to the standard 14 andthevpin 50 projects also into the slot 51., An actuator for the lever-48 is provided, that shown comprising a weight 53 suspended from therear end of the arm 48. The Yslide 45 has another pin 54 projectingtherefrom into a slot 55 in LLI the upper'end of the bracket 52 which`is i' above the upper end of the standard 14. Y

When the slide 45 is moved to its lowest po`V sition the pin 54 isengaged by a shoulder 56 formed on a latch member 57 supported on apivot 58. In Fig. 7the parts are in the position they occupy while theslide 45 is in its raisedposition and in Fig. 8 said slide 45 is rin itsdepressed position. AnV

abutment 59- 8) limits eXtent of downward movement of the slide 45. Byreference to Fig. 2 it will be noted that the shoulf ders 38 and 39 willnot engage the toothed ratchet member 21 when the carriage 31 isV movedvertically kbut that the shoulders 38 and 39 engage the toothed ratchetmembers 22 and 23, respectively'. This is because the toothed ratchetmembers 21 are beyond the in its raised position the pins60 are abovethe ratchet-'members 21 leaving said members free to turn.

When this indicating device is in its nerf mal or clear position, aswhen all of the indicating devices 16, 17, 18, etc., are in theirstarting positions, the slide 45 is held in its i uppermost position bythe lever 48 landthe actuator 53, as in Fig. 7 When the slide 45 is inits uppermost position the projection 47 is above the shoulder 39, thecarriage A31 iai shoulders 39 and 438 rub against the projection 47 andpush the lower end of the arm 35 inwardly in opposition to the spring 40but do not push said arm inwardly to an extent to engage the shoulder42behind the part 43. During this upward movement oi the carriage 31 theshouldei' 39 will only lightly contact with the ratchet members 23because none of the teeth of said ratchet ineinbers 23 projects towardthe rear. This is because the teeth of the ratchet members 23 are inlongitudinal alinement with the corners of the respective indicatingdevices 16, 17, 18, etc. However, the teeth of the ratchet devices 22are in alinement with the plane sides of the respective indicatingdevices 16, 17, 18, etc., so that the shoulder 38 which is opposite theratchet devices 22 contacts with the rearwardly projecting teeth of saidratchet devices 22 and is thereby caused to escape by pressing the lowerend of the arin 35 toward the rear but not to a sufficient ei;- tent toengage the shoulder 42 with the part 43. At about the limit of theupward extent oic movement of the carriage 31 the shoulder 39 is engagedby the cam 46. The arm 35 is thereby pressed inwardly to a suiiicientei:- tent to engage the shoulder 42 behind the part 43 so as to permitthe carriage 31 to move downwardly without engaging the shoulders 39with the ratchet members'23 and also without engaging Vthe shoulder 38with the ratchet members 22 or with the projection 47. During the upwardmovement of the carriage 31 the indicating 'devices16, 17, 18, etc., areheld from being turned by the shoulder 38 operating against the teeth ofthe ratchet devices 22 as described by pivoted abutment-s 61 mounted onpivots 62 supported by the standard 32 and a corresponding standard 63Fig. 2). For, during upward movement ot' the carriage 31, the tendencyof the tooth 38 is to turn the indicating devices 16, 17, 18, etc., in acounterclockwise direction as said indicating devices are shown in Fig.9. rind the ends of the abutnients 61 are in close contact with thelower portions of the rear surtaces of said indicating devices andthereby prevent said indicating` devices from being turned. But it ispossible to turn these indicating devices 16, 17, 18, etc., in theopposiL direction, that is, in a cloclzwise direction said indicatingdevices are shown in Fig. rlfherear ends of the'abutinents 61 areweighted and are supported by pins 64 projecting from the standard 63.

.fi ce. ii'iage 65 is supported tor vertical slid l Eveinents betweenthe standard 63 and a sir standard 66 (Fig. 2). The carriage 65 has aslot 67 in its iront side in which an arni 68 is mounted on a pivot 69and has on the iront portion ot its lower end a projecting part 70 whichis opposite Vth-e ratchet devices 34. The iower end of the arm 68 isactuated toweidithe indicating devices 16, 17, 18, etc.,

by a spring A bell cranl; latch device is mounted on a pivot 7 2 in thecarriage 65 and has its rear upwardly extended arm 73 engaged andactiiated rearwardly by the spring if l. other` arr-i ci the bell cranklatch device and it is des g ec and adapted to engage with a projection75 on the lower end oi: the arm-68. 1n the lower position of thecarriage 65 the projection 76 engages a cani 76 which presses the arm 68rearwardly sutiiciently to engage Jne projection 75 with the hoolt 74.This-will the carriage to be r aiscd without eng: devices 24 when o d .w,u ,Y WL. ,1. o, etc., ai e in tiieir stai ting positions in which heplane surfaces oit sait indicating devices are in vertical andhorizontal e e This plan s. is'because the four teeth of theratchetdevices devices 3 are th-eretre he engaged by'tlie projection 68is ..eld iii its retracted liilhen the carriage 65 @n each ot' twoopposite sides each oi the ting character 81 which are opposite thesides each oi said indicating devices has he s Y., it opening` 6.However, it is not esseniai that trie designating characters 81 be on-es ot the indicating devices nortliat hating characters 82 be on twosides.

is important only that the,L designating characters 82 be arranged atabout 960 around t indicating l ces from the designating on a support 84that is opposite from the sight opening 16. There is one of thedesignating characters 83 for each indicating device 16, 17, 18, etc.,and there is an additional designawhich has reference to all orp theindicating devices. The carriage 31 has a pointer 86 projecting to thefront of the support 84 ior guiding the operator in manipulating thecarriage 31. Preferably, the surfaces-0f the indicating devicesl 16, 17,18, etc., on which are displayetL the designating characters 81 arecolored distinctively from the surfaces on which the designa-tingcharacters 82 are displayed so as to obtain the benefit of contrastingcolors.

A hook .74 is on the forward end of they the projection 75 engages r1if2; the projection .76 with the ratchet the indicating devices 16, 17,1"

nrd the planes ci tie corners ost position the upper if eht opening 8;ano on each ot its two alteidesignating character 82 which Aare opposite=n the present embodiment of the invention lever 48 and the actuator 53,as in F ig. 7.

In the normal, clear or idle position of the device the carriage 31rests upon the block 12 and the carriage 65 rests upon the block 13. Theindicating devices 16, 17, 18, etc., occupy 7a position in which all ofthe designating `38 upon the projection 47. ln this position the pointer86 is across the designation 85. llhe carriage 31 is then lowered andsaid carriage moves downwardly the slide 45 in opposition to thelever`48 and actuator 53 until such downward movement is stopped bycontact of the slide 45 with the abutment 59 (F ig. 8). This downwardmovement of the slide 45 causes all of the pins 60 to engage all of theratchet devices 21 and thereby turn all the indicating devices 16, 17,18, etc., about 45. The slide 45 is latched and retained in its loweredposition by engagement of the shoulder 56 of the latch member 57 overthe pin 54. Next, the carriage 31 is raised to the extent of its upwardmovement, causing the shoulder 39 to rub against the cam 46 and therebypush the arm 35 inwardly in opposition to the spring 40 to an extent toengage the shoulder 42 behind the part 43. Thus, the arm 35 is latchedin its inward position. Next, the carriage 31 is lowered, theY shoulders38 and 39 passing without engaging the ratchet devices 22 and 23 andwithout engaging the projection 47. The carriage 31 becomes seated uponthe lblock 12 and the latch 41-42 is tripped and released from the part43 and thrown forwardly by the spring 40, the shoulder 38 extendingunder the pin 47. The operator has now turned all of the indicatingdevices so that the vdesignating characters 81 are not clearly visiblethrough the sight opening 8, nor in this position are the designatingcharacters 82 clearly visible through the sight opening 6.

Next, the carriage 65 is raised, the arm 68 being latched in its inwardposition by the hook 74 (Fig. 4). The carriage 65 is raised until thearm 7 3 contacts with the cam 77 and releases the hook 74 from the arm68. The spring 71 then pushes the arm 68 forwardly. The carriage 65 isthen lowered and the projection engages a tooth on each of the ratchetdevices 24, thereby turning each of the indicating devices 16, 17, 18,ete., about 450 beyond the position to which said indicating devices hadbeen turned by operation of the carriage 31, as previously described.

This brings the designating characters 82 opposite the sight opening 6and displays sides of the indicating devices that are distinctivelycolored from the sides on which the designating characters 81 aredisplayed.

To reset the indicating devices in a startA ing position thecarriages'31 and 65 are operated as before. The indicating devices areheld in each position to which they are turned by operation of thecarriage 31 by engagement of the corners of the squared membersk 25 inthe notches 30. And the indicating devices are held in the adjustedYpositionsto which they are turned by the carriage 65 by 'engagement offlat sides of the members 25 with the upper walls of the holesi29.

In order to set the indicating device 16, for instance, the carriage 31is raised to a position in which the shoulder 38 is above the inwardlyextending tooth of the ratchet device 22 that is on the indicatingdevice 16 but below the ratchet device 22 that is on the indicatingdevice 17. In this positionv of the carriage 31 the pointer 86 is acrossthe designation 83 for the device 16. Then, the carriage 31 is lowered ashort distance, causing the shoulder 38 toengage the inwardly extendedtooth of the ratchet device 22 and thereby turn the indicating device 16about 45O to a position inrwhich the shoulder of the latch member 25 isengaged in' the notch 30. Then, the carriage 31 is raised to the fullextent of its upward movement, causing the shoulder 39 to operateagainst the cam 46 and latch the arm 35 in its retracted position.

Then, the carriage 31 is lowered to and seated'A 7 eating device 16about 45o to display the V- designating character 82 thereon throughthesight opening 6. The indicating device 16 is restored to a starting orinitial'or clear position by raising and lowering each of the carriages31 and v65, las previously explained in the description of theoperationv of restoring all of the indicating devices to their startingor initial or clear positions. y

To operate lthe two indicating devices 16 and 17, for instance, thecarriage 31is raised to a position' in which Vthe shoulder 38 is aboveAthe inwardly extended tooth of the ratchet device 22 that is on theindicating device 17 but below the ratchet device 22 that is on the nextabove indicating device. In this position of the carriage 31 the pointer86 is across the designation 83 for the device 17. Then, the carriage 31is lowered a sufficient distance to cause the shoulder 38 to engage theinwardly extended teeth on the ratchet de vice 22 that are on theindicating devices 16v and 17 and thereby turn said indicating devicesabout 450, in which position they become latched by engagement of thesquare shoulders of the latch members 25 in the notches 30. Then, thecarriage 31 is raisedY its retracted position, after which the carriage31 islowered onto the block 12. The carriage 65 is then raised and.lowered as previously described to turn the two indicat- .Q ing devices16 and 17 about 45.0, in which posiraising and lowering the carriages 3land 65 as previously described.

ln order to operate the indicating devices 16 and 18, for instan-cc, thecarriage 31 is lirst raised and slightly lowered to cause the shoulder38 to engage the ratchet device 22 that is on the indicating device 16and turn said indicating device about 45,0. Tn this raised position otthe carriage 31 the pointer 86 is across the designation 83 for thedevice 16. rlhe carriage is not permitted to move all the way down butis stopped and reversed and' movedfup'wardly again as soon as theindicating device 16 has been turned thereby. The carriage is reversedwhen the pointer 86 is about midway between the designation andthedesignation 83 for the device 16. The carriage 31 is moved upwardlyuntil the shoulder 38 is above the the tooth of the ratchet device 22that is on the indicating device 18. In this position oiI the carriage31 the pointer 86 is across the designation 83' for the device 18. Thecarriage 31 is then lowered a. sufficient distance to cause the shoulder38 to turn and set the indicating device 18. This lowering movement ofthe carriage 31is stopped when the pointer 86 isabout' midway betweenthe designation 83 for' the devices 17 and 18. Then, the carriage 31 ismoved upwardly to its Jfull extent, causing the cam 46 to latch the arm35 in its retracted position, after which the carriage 31 is lowered tothe block 12. Then the carriage 65 is raised and lowered and, becauseteeth of the ratchet devices 24 that are on the indicating devices 16and 18 have been turned to ,extend inwardly, the projection 70 will, ondownward movement of the carriage 65, engage said inwardly eX- tendedteeth 24 and thereby turn the indicating devices 16 and 18 about 45C?tol display through the sight opening'6 the designating characters 82that are on said indicating devices 16 and 18. These indicating devices16 and 18 may be restored to their initial or starting or clearpositions by raising or lowering the carriage 31 or 66v as previouslydescribed.

it the operator has made a mistake in setting any one or" the indicatingdevices 16, 17, 18, etc., the carriage 31'1nay be operated to reset theindicating device or devices in starting or clear positions withoutoperating the carriage 65, This correction-0f the mistake and resettingof the indicating device or devices rnay be made before or after thecarriage 31 has been lowered onto the block 12 or at any time before thecarriage 65 is 0perated. It the operator notices the mistake as soon asit has been made; that is, while the carriage 31 is in the position itoccupies immediately following the turning of any one of the ratchetdevices 22 by the shoulder 38 and before the carriage 31 has beenraised, the indicating device that had been erroneously set can berestored to a clear position as follows: by moving the carriage 31downwardly additionally a slight distance sut'ticient to causethe'shoulder 39 to engage a tooth of the ratchet device 23 on theindicating device that had been operated, and thereby turn saidindicating device about 450 further in the same direction in which ithad been turned by the shoulder 38. Then, raise the carriage 31 untilboth shoulders 38 and 39 are above the ratchetl device 23 that is Vonth-e erroneously operated indicating device. Then, lower the carriage 31a sutlcient distance to cause the shoulder 38 to turn the indicatingdevice an additional 45o and further lower the carriage 31 far enough tocause the shoulder 39 to rotate the indicating device an additional 45.This resets the erroneously operated indicating device in a clear orstarting position since said indicating device has now been turned 180.Then, the carriage 31 is raised to its uppermost position, causing thecam 46 to latch the arm 35 in its retracted position. Then, the carriage31 is lowered to its starting point on the block 12 and the device isclear.

If the operator does not notice the errpr immediately upon itscommission but does notice the error before the carriage 65 has beenoperated the error may be corrected and the erroneously operatedindicating device may be reset as follows: The carriage 31 is raisedandlowered in a manner that is now clearly understood irst to cause theshoulder 39 to turn the erroneously set indicating device about 45O andthen the carriage 31 is raised and lowered to cause the shoulders 38 and39 to turn the erroneously set indicating device about 90. .Theerroneously set indicating device is now in a clear position since ithas been turned 180O Jfrom its starting position and now has one of t-hedesignating characters 81 opposite the window or sight opening 8. Thecarriage 31 is then raised to cause the cam 46 to press the arm 35 toits latched position and then the carriage 31 is lowered to the block12. In this way any indicating device that has been set or operated bymistake can be restored to a clear or starting position at any timebefore operaetc., it was shown that said slide 45 is latched in its downposition by the device 57 which moves to the position shown in Fig. 8 inWhich the shoulder 56 on said device 57 enl*gages the pin 54 on saidslide 45. vWhen the carriage 3l is moved to the limit of its upwardmovement a cam 87 on said carriage 31 engages a pin 88 on the device 57and there- Vby moves said device 57 to an eXtent to disrespond. Thus,these indicating devices may Vbe set to indicate Which of thejdoors ordrawers or other elements are out of their normal or closed or startingpositions.

The deviceis capable of application to a number of uses and may bevaried Widely Within the range of equivalent limits Witbout departurefrom the nature and principle of the invention. Y

We do not restrict ourselves in unessential respects, and What We claimand desire to secure by Letters Patent is z-f l. A device of thecharacter described comprising a casing having windows in one Wallthereof, a rotary indicating device supported in the casing and havingon one side a designating character for display through one of saidwindows and having on another side a designating character for displaythrough another Window, a ratchet pinion in connection With saidindicating device, a movable carriage, and means mounted in said car-Vriage for engaging said ratchet pinion to rotate said indicating deviceduring movement of said carriage in one direction.

`2. A device of the character described coinprising a casing havingWindows in one Wall thereof, a rotary indicating device supported iiithe casing and having on one side a desig- `nating character for displaythrough one of `nid Windows and having on another side a 'designatingcharacter'tcr display through another Window, a ratchet pinion Vinconnection with said indicating device, a movable carriage, meansmounted in saidV carriage for engaging said ratchet pinion to rotatesaid indicating device during movement of said Ycarriage in onedirection, and means for precating carriage, means for moving saidcarriage transversely of the axes of said indicating devices, and meansin said carriagepfor selectively turning said indicating devices fromone position to another.

4. A device of the character described comprising a series of indicatingdevices, means for supporting said indicating devices for rotation, areciprocating carriage, and means for operating said carriage to rotatesaid indicating devices selectively.

5. A device of the character described comprising a series of indicatingdevices, means for supporting said indicating devices for rotation, areciprocating carriage, means for operating said carriage to rotate saidindicating devices selectively, and means forl holding said indicatingdevices in the positions to which they are rotated. Y

6. A device of the character described comprising a series of indicatingdevices, a ref ciprocating carriage, means mounted in said carriage forturning said indicating devices from one position to another, a secondreciprocating carriage, and means in said second indicating carriage forimparting an additional turning movement to said indicating devices.

7. A device of the character described comprising a. series ofindicating devices, means for supporting said indicating devices forturning movements, a reciprocating carriage, and mechanism operable bysaid carriage for operating all-of said indicating devicessimultaneously. Y

8. A device of the character described comprising a series of indicatingdevices, means for supporting said indicatincr devices for turningmovements` a reciprocating carriage, and mechanism operable by saidcarriagei''or operating all ot said indicating devices simultaneouslylor for operating any selected oneV or more of said indicating devices.

9. A device of the character described comprising a series of indicatingdevices, means supporting said indicating devices for turning movements,a reciprocating carriage, means controlling movement of said carriagefrom and to a starting position, means preventing turning of saidindicating devices during movement of said carriage from said startingposition, and means for turningsaid indicating devices selectivelyduring movement of said carriage toward starting` position. V l

10. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices, a

reciprocatingY carriage having a starting position, means controllingmovement of said carriage from and toward said starting position, andmeans for moving` all or" said indicating devices automatically and asan incident to movement of said carriage tovvardk starting positionafter said carriage has been moved trom said starting position.

11. A device of the character described comprising a series etindicating devices, a reciprocating carriage having a starting pcsition,means controlling inovem d it 0il iu carriage from and toward saidstarting pesition, means for moving ali or" said indicaLA g devicesautomaticaiiy and as an incident to movement of said carriage towardstarting position after said carriage has been moved from said startingposition, and a device for holding said means in position to preventfurther turning movements of said indicating devices until said carriagehas again been moved in a direction away from its starting position.

12. A device oi the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices, means supporting said indicating devices for turningmovements in one direction, elements preventing said indicating devicesfrom turning in the opposite direction, a reciprocating carriage, andmeans mounted in said carriage tor turning said indicating devicesselec` tively.

13. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices, means supporting said indicating devices tor turningmovements in one direction, elements preventing said indicating devicesfrom turning in the opposite direction, a reciprocating carriage, meansmounted in said carriage for turning said indicating devicesselectively, and a device controlled by said means for turning all ofsaid indicatingdevices simultaneously.

14. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices having designating characters on different sidesthereof for indicating respectively the starting and the set positionsot said indicating devices, a reciprocating carriage for turning saidindicating devices a part of the Way from their starting to their setpositions, and an additional reciprocating carriage forturning saidindicating devices the remainder of the Way to their set positions.

15. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices having designating characters on different sidesthereof tor indicating respectively the starting and the set positionsof said indicating devices, a reciprocating carriage Jfor turning saidindicating devices a part of the Way irm their starting to their setpositions, an additional reciprocating carriage for turning saidindicating devices the remainder of the Way to their set positions, andmeans for selectively operating said indicating devices by saidcarriages.

16. A device of the character described comprising an indicating devicehaving a starting and a set position, a reciprocating carriage, means'for Operating said indicating device a part of the Way trom'itsstartingposition to its set position, and an addition-ai reciprocating carriagetor operating said nidicatiiig device the remainder oit the distance toits set positicn.

17. A device ot the character dcscriceu comprising an indicating devicehaving a startin position and a setv position, a reciprocatii carriage'ier imparting initie? movement te i indicating vice from startingposition te position, an additions-.i reciprccating carriage forimparting tiiiai movement to said indicating device to its set position,and means for controlling said iirst carriage to impart both initial andfinal movements to said indicating device independently of saidadditional carriage.

18. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted for turning movements in one direction,elements preventing turning movement-s of said indicating devices in theopposite direction, and a reciprocating carriage for im: parting turningmovements to said indicating devices selectively.

19. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted for turning movement-s in one direction,elements preventing turning movements of said indicating devices in theopposite direction, and a reciprocating carriage for imparting turningmovements to said indicating devices selectively or simultaneously asdesired.

20. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted Jfor turning movements in one direction,elements preventing turning movements of said indicating devices in theopposite direction, a reciprocating carriage for imparting turningmovements tov said indicating devices selectively or simultaneously asdesired, and means indicating which of said indicating devices have beenturned.

21. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted Jfor turning movements, means indicating thestarting positions of said indicating devices, means indicating otherpositions of said indicating devices than the starting positionsthereof, a reciprocating carriage, and means in said carriage forturning said indicating devices selectively.

22. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted for turning movements, means indicating thestarting positions of said indieating devices, means indicating otherpositions iof said indicating devces than the starting positionsthereof, a reciprocating carriage, and means in said carriage; forturning said indicating devices selectively or simultaneously asdesired.

23. A device ot the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted for t rning movements and having startingpositions and set positions, means indicating the starting positions ofsaid indi- Viating devices, means indicating the set posi- Vtions ofsaid indicating devices, and a reciprocating carriage for operating saidindicating devices from their starting positions.

24. A device of the character described comprising a s series ofindicating devices mounted for turning movements and having start-ingpositions and set positions, means indicating the starting positions ofsaid indicating devices, means indicating the set positons of saidindicating devices, a reciprocating carriage for operating saidindicating devices from their starting positions, and means for latchingsaid indicating devices in their starting and in their set positions.

25. A device of the character described comprising` a series of rotaryindicating devices, mechanism for rotating said indicating devices fromstarting positions to set positions, and a device for holding all ofsaid indicating devices in their starting positionsk and also in theirset positions.

26. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices supported for turning movements, and recipro-`-eating carriages for turning said'indicating devices successively andintermittently in a direction from their starting positions.

27. A device of the character described comprising a rotative indicatingdevice, a

reciprocating carriage, and means whereby ;ating said longitudinallymovable member in one direction from a starting position, and meanswhereby said member Will turn said indicating devices from theirstarting position.

29. A device ot the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices supported for turning movements, a longitudinallymovable member, mechanism for actuating said longitudinally movablemember inV ione direction from a starting position, means whereby saidmember will turn said indicating devices Jfrom their starting position,and means for holding said member in the position to which it is movedto prevent further turning movements of said indicating devices. Y

30. A device of the character describedl comprising a series ofindicating devices supported for turning movements, a longitudiinallymoveable member, mechanism for actuating said longitudinally movablemember in one direction from a starting position, means whereby saidmember will 'turn said indicating devices from their starting position,

one direction from a starting position, means Y whereby said member willturn` said indicating devices from their starting position, means forholding said member in lthe position to Which it is moved to preventfurther turning movements'of said indicating devices, means forreturning said movable member to its starting position to permit furtherturning movements o said indicating devices, and means for impartingfurther turning movements to said indicating devices after said memberhas beenreturned to its starting position.

32. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices supported for turning movements, a reciprocatingcarriage, and means for imparting turning` movements in one direction toselected ones of said indicating devices by said carriage.V

33. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices supported for Yturning movements, a reciprocatingcarriage, means `for imparting turning movements in one direction toselected ones 1 of said indicating devices by said carriage,

and means for preventing reverse turning` movements of said indicatingdevices.

34e. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices supported for turning movements, a reciprocatingcarriage, means for imparting turning movements in one direction toselected ones ot said indicating devices by said carriage, and means forimparting additional turning movements Yto said indicating devicesafterV saidY indicating devices have been Vturned by said carriage. Y

Y 35. A device of vthe characterV described comprising a series ofindicating devices hav- V4tion from said starting position, and meansindicating Which of said indicating devices have been turned from theirstarting position. 36. A device of the character described comprising aseries of indicatingk devices havp ing a starting position, meansdesignating When said indicating devices are in their starting position,mechanism for selectively turning said indicating devices inV onedirection from said starting position, means indicating Which of saidindicating devices have been turned from their starting position, and acarriage operative to impart additional turning movements to saidindicating devices.

37. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices having a starting position, means designating Whensaid indicating devices are in their starting position, mechanism forselectively turning said indicating devices in one direction from saidstarting position, means indicating which of said indicating deviceshave been turned from their starting position, a carriage operative toimpart additional turning movements to said indicating devices, andmeans for indicating When said additional turning movements have beenimparted to said indicating devices by said carriage.

38. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mounted for turning movements, ratchet membersattached to said indicating devices, a reciprocating carriage, and meansin said carriage for engaging said ratchet members and thereby impartingturning movements in one direction to said indicating devicesselectively.

39. A device of the character described comprising a' series ofindicating devices mounted for turning movements, ratchet membersattached to said indicating devices, a. reciprocating carriage, means insaid carriage for engaging said ratchet members and thereby impartingturning movements in one direction to said indicating devicesselectively, and means controlled by said carriage for imparting turningmovements to all of said indicating devices. V

40. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices mountedy for turning movements, ratchet membersattached to said indicating devices, a reciprocating carriage, means insaid carriage for engaging said ratchet members and thereby impartingturning movements in one direction to said indicating devicesselectively, and means for indicating proper extents of movement of saidcarriage When said carriage is operated to turn said indicating devicesselectively.

al. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices, a longitudinally movable member, means operative bysaid member for turning all of said indicating devices in one directionfrom a starting position, a longitudinally movable carriage, devicesoperative by said carriage for imparting turning movements in onedirection from a starting position to saidindieating,devicesiselectively and for operating said memberto turn allrof said indicating devices asaforesaid, and .means for indicating totheoperator proper extents of `movement of said carriage for operating.vsaid .70 member or said indicating devices as aforesaid carriage foroperating said member or said indicating devices as aforesaid, and meansindicating Which of said indicating devices have been moved from theirstarting position.

43. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices, a longitudinally movable member, means operative bysaid member Vfor turning all of said indicating devices in one directionfrom a starting position, a longitudinally movable carriage, devicesoperative by said carriage for imparting turning movements in onedirection from a starting position to said indicating devicesselectively and for operating said members to turn all of'saidindicating devices as aforesaid, means for indicating to the operatorproper extents of movement of said carriage for operating said member orsaid indicating devices as aforesaid, means indicating Which of saidindicating devices have been moved from their starting position, and acarriage for imparting'additional turning movements to any of saidindicating devices that have been turned from their starting positionsas aforesaid.

stil. A device of the character described comprising a series ofindicating devices, a longitudinally movable member, means operative bysaid member forV turning all of said indicating devices in one directionfrom a starting position, a longitudinally movable carriage, devicesoperative by said carriage for imparting turning movements in onedirection from a starting position to said indieating devicesselectively and for operating said members to turn all of saidindicating devices as aforesaid, means for indicating to the operatorproper extents of movement of said carriage for operating said member orsaid indicating devices as aforesaid, means indicating which of saidindicating devices have been moved from their starting position, acarriage for imparting additional turning Inoveinents to anyofsaidindicating devices that have been Vturned from their starting positionsas aforesaid, and means for preventing accidental turning movements ofsaid lndlcating devices.

MICHAEL J. TRACY. JULIUS H. KINTZELE.

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